Jaffna Kings and Colombo Kaps play the seventh match of the Lanka Premier League 2026 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Wednesday 22 July, with a 3:00 pm local start. Both come in after a win.
Jaffna lost their opening match of the season but then recovered by beating Dambulla Sixers. Captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa led a chase of 131 in a low-scoring game with an unbeaten 61. He has Avishka Fernando and Kamil Mishara alongside him at the top, with David Wiese, Dunith Wellalage and Shakib Al Hasan providing all-round options and Piyush Chawla, Lizaad Williams and Dilshan Madushanka in the bowling group.
Colombo Kaps were successful in their previous LPL game, chasing 180. Janith Liyanage anchored the chase with an unbeaten 53 and Jimmy Neesham finished it with 48 not out. Kusal Mendis leads a line-up that also has Rubin Hermann, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kamindu Mendis, and the bowling relies on Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Binura Fernando, Hasan Mahmud and Malsha Tharupathi.
With dew unlikely to play a role, scores should stay similar in both innings. A first-innings total around 175 would be very competitive, and we narrowly favour Jaffna Kings.
